&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Babes_in_the_Woods_murder_(Wild_Park).jpg) Karen Hadaway (left) and Nicola Fellows (right) | |
| Date | 9 October 1986 |
|---|---|
| Location | Wild Park, Brighton, Sussex, England |
| Convicted | Russell Bishop |
| Charges | Murder (2 counts) |
| Verdict | Guilty |
| Sentence | 2 life sentences (minimum term of 36 years) |
The Babes in the Wood Murders were the murders of two nine-year-old girls, Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway, on 9 October 1986, by a 20-year-old local roofer, Russell Bishop in Wild Park, Moulsecoomb, Brighton, Sussex, England.[1] Bishop was tried and acquitted in 1987. The case remained open[2][3] until 10 December 2018, when Bishop was found guilty of the murders in a second trial.[1] The investigation into the two girls' murders is the largest and longest-running inquiry ever conducted by Sussex Police.[4]
The murders became known as the Babes in the Wood murders after the children's tale.[5]
In April 2024 Sussex Police formally apologised for failings in the investigation and apologised for the wrongful arrest of Barrie Fellows, the father of Nicola, in a connected investigation in 2009.[6][7]
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- ^ "March over 'Babes in Wood' deaths". BBC News. 10 October 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Police quiz Babes in Wood father". BBC News. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ Quinn, Ben (10 December 2018). "Man found guilty of 1986 Brighton 'babes in the wood' murders". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Sweatshirt at heart of murder case". BBC News. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
- ^ "Brighton: Police apology over 1986 schoolgirls murder case". 17 April 2024 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Babes in the Wood murders: Sussex Police formally apologise for failings after 1986 schoolgirl killings". Sky News.